Chapter 15 Section VI

"Isn't today January 13th?" Meng Lehuo'er said softly, looking at the northern capital city. "Yeah, Lord Wolf comes here to watch every night these days." Shan Bikong rode a horse and stood behind him. "Send someone to send a letter to Xu Dahan, saying that I was a little anxious to wait." Meng Lehuo'er turned to Shan Bikong and said, "Three days later, that is, when the sun rises on January 16, if the city of Beidu City We rushed in before the door was open. We would kill everyone in the city, including him." Shan Bikong was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, "Why is Lord Wolf suddenly anxious about the victory that is within his grasp?"

"This winter, I feel extremely cold." Meng Lehuo wrapped the sheep fur around her body tightly. Shan Bikong was shocked, and looked at Meng Lehuo'er's rotten face, which was expressionless. "I heard that Chenyue's secret technique can make people live forever, isn't it?" Meng Lehuo said casually. "There is indeed a secret technique that can prolong life in the religion, but it is very difficult to practice. It is said that there is also a secret technique that can be immortal with this world, but I don't know anyone who has practiced it." Shan Bikong said, "It can be done for thousands of years. There have always been people who have spent their entire lives studying the law of eternal life in the classics, and they are all dead today."

Meng Lehuo smiled indifferently, "Are you saying that because you are worried that I will ask you to pass on the secret of longevity to me?" "At the age of Lord Wolf, it is indeed too late to pursue longevity." Meng Lehuo shook his head, "I'm not interested in longevity. I just want to say that I don't believe in any secret art that can be immortal with the world." He stretched out his hand towards the night sky, "One day this world will die too The stars will fall, and no one will be alive at that time." He turned his head and looked at Shan Bikong, "I'm going to die, I don't know when. I think about this these days, and I feel anxious. I want to kill me before I die. to fill my thirst. Would it be foolish for me to die at the gates of the northern capital?"

Shan Bikong looked at him silently.After a long time, Shan Bikong nodded. "You are about to die too, Shan Bikong, I can smell the smell of death on you, which is the same as mine." Meng Lehuoer said. "I can live for a few more years," Shan Bikong looked into the distance and said in a low voice, "I also hope that I don't fall down before I reach the city in my heart. That would be really stupid." The moon has slipped into the western sky, gradually approaching the orbit of Huanhua, and it is already midnight. On the highest high ground in the northern capital city, stood a strong horse with a long mane. Xu Dahan stood on the horseback, overlooking his city.His sable cloak whistled in the night wind like a banner.

This is a city made up of tents, large and small tents, surrounded by stockades one by one, and several horse paths paved with stones divide the city into several parts.In previous years, when there was less snow, you could see from here that there were clumps of white grass outside the horse path, and there were piles of horse hay and horse manure in front of the tents of every family, and dried beef and mutton were hung on wooden shelves.But now the heavy snow has covered everything. The tents in the snow look like white sheep with alopecia areata after shedding their hair. There are fires in front of the gate of the village. The dots of fire remind Xu Dahan of the land where the burning has ended.

There was silence, no one in his field of vision. He liked to come here to look at it since he was very young. He used to think that this city was a pearl on the prairie, attracting countless heroes to fight for it, but now he felt that it was so desolate and desolate, like a dead city.Xu Dahan has not yet had the opportunity to go to Donglu, and see the sights of hundreds of cities in Donglu with his own eyes. The barbarians who came back from Donglu said that there are towering towers and beautiful seas, and Xu Dahan can't imagine such a city , In fact, I have always wanted to see it with my own eyes.

It depends on whether the Pantar God will give him this opportunity. Outside the city is one of the people he admires the most, his grandfather Meng Lehuoer, who will rush in and kill everyone in the city at any time.And the civilians in the city have been shrouded in despair, just waiting for the news in horror. The status of the Sur family.And he has already got rid of the man named Bi Mogan, if Bi Mogan is still alive, maybe he will recognize him more than these people. Xu Dahan felt a little lonely.Standing alone on high, he wants to save the city, knowing he won't have many fellow travelers.He can only be a lonely hero, but fortunately he is not afraid, the heroes he knows are all lonely.His thoughts were rambling, and he thought of his father.He has always hated his father, because he knows that no matter how well he does, his father's eyes are still looking at the "forgiving" Bimogan. Er, have you ever stood at this place to look at his city, and then swung an army to a decisive battle with Montreux?

Guimu rode his horse up to the high ground and came behind Xu Dahan with an anxious voice, "Brother, Lord Wolf has sent a letter, saying... If we don't open it three days later, that is, when the sun rises on January 16th, He ordered the attack, and at the same time all the agreements between us and him are null and void!" The muscles on Xu Dahan's face twitched slightly, but he didn't speak. "Brother, we have to think of a way! In three days, we have to clean up the Wochijin and Tokele families. This is impossible! But now that Kaesong is here, those two old dogs will definitely grab my brother's seat in front of the wolf lord. "Guimu said, "Did we spend so much effort to let those two old dogs succeed?" His face was ferocious, "We have to talk to them again, don't push us, everyone will die together!"

"They won't change the conditions," Xu Dahan said lightly, "Now we are the leader of the Pasur family in name, but almost no one is available. In this case, they will definitely insist." "Then what should we do? They talk like farting. If Lord Wolf says he will attack the city in three days, he will definitely do it!" "I believe it." Xu Dahan was silent for a moment, "The night after tomorrow, on January 15th, I will invite the three masters of Wochijin, Tokele and Heludin to drink in the golden tent!" "Brother, do you want to..."

"Advance ahead of time! If Lord Wolf only gives us three days, we will solve all problems within three days." Xu Dahan turned to look at his younger brother, "After three days, I will open the city gate and use the whole As the master of the Qingyang Department, I have peace talks with the Wolf Lord. If he does not accept my bargaining chip, I will block him out with the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the northern capital. If he wants to take this city, he will have to pay a heavy price .” "Will the wolf lord...will accept it?" "If he approves of me, he accepts."

"Yeah!" Guimu nodded vigorously, "Brother is fine!" Xu Dahan's heart moved slightly, and he carefully looked at his twenty-five-year-old brother.Guimu has already married, but still has the face of a child when he was fourteen or fifteen years old, stubborn and aloof, with evil spirits in his eyes and the corners of his mouth turned down, like an aggressive leopard.Xu Dahan often has the illusion that Guimu is still a teenager, impulsive and reckless, but deeply trusts and relies on his brother. "You are an adult now." Xu Dahan said casually. Guimu was taken aback. "Guimu, you have been following me all these years. As an older brother, I didn't do you any favors. I just let you suffer with me." Xu Dahan patted Guimu's shoulder, "Why do you trust me so much? You Do you know what I'm thinking? Are you not afraid that I will lie to you?" "My brother and I have been together since we were young! I am careless and don't know what my brother is thinking, but I always know that my real brother will not lie to me!" Guimu said. "Actually, aren't we and Bimogan also brothers? But I set such a big trap for him." "My brother and I are not the same as Bimogan!" Guimu said, "Besides, I don't trust my brother, who else can I trust? Besides my brother, who else in the northern capital is worthy of my trust?" Xu Dahan looked down at the snow in front of the horse, remained silent for a long time, then raised his head and smiled at Guimu, "You will follow me all the way to the end, right?" "Yes!" Guimu said loudly. Long Li looked at the dull young man, Da Nayan Asule Pasur, with great interest. Drops of water above his head hit the surface of the water behind him. It was an underground river, and there was a shining blind rain swimming in the river. There were thousands of years of stalactites growing on the top of the ground, sharp like wolf teeth. Standing in the mouth of a giant wolf. "We also parted here many years ago, Asule Danayan," Long Li paused, "No, fifth prince. Your elder brother Xu Dahan wants to restore everyone's title when the old master was around, because you are still The ascension of an older brother, Bi Mogan, is a conspiracy, and will not be recognized on the grassland in the future. Except for you, you are no longer the eldest son, you are the fifth prince." "I don't remember you, and I don't know what you're talking about." Asule said. "Yes, the fifth prince will not remember me. When you were thrown here, you were in a coma." Long Li let out a cold laugh from the depths of his throat, "I just feel that time passes so fast, I left I have been here for fifteen years, and I have spent the best time of my life on this grassland," he shook his head, "This is how assassins live, and a sky-driven warrior like the Fifth Prince would not understand." "Are you...the person who held me hostage at that time?" "Yes, at that time I was a groom in the village of King Taigor Khan, and now I am a groom in the village of your brother Xuda Khan." "Did Xuda Khan do it? He wanted to kill me ten years ago?" Asule shook his head, "I didn't see it, I never thought about it..." "For a person like the fifth prince, there are always people who want to kill you. You should be grateful for the blessing of Pantar God if you can live to adulthood." Long Lishou, "Turn around." Asule turned around calmly, Longli pushed behind him violently.In front of him was a dark and deep hole, and Asule fell straight down, hearing the iron chains that bound him slide on the bronze capstan, making a shuddering sound.He didn't know where it was below, maybe it was countless sharp iron thorns, but he didn't resist, even if it was hell below, when he saw the pool of flesh and blood that couldn't recognize the human shape, he felt that the northern capital city had already become hell. Long Li stretched out his hand and slammed down the handle of the winch, Asule was suspended in mid-air, and the iron chain sank into his flesh, as if trying to crush all the bones in his body. It was a stone cave, and it was pitch black in all directions, only a gleam of light shone from the cave above his head, barely illuminating the area under his feet. "This is your death place. In fact, you should have died here ten years ago." Long Li's voice came from directly above, "Serve your grandfather. It is a miracle that your grandparents and grandchildren can meet again." Long Li shook the iron chain violently, and the vibration was transmitted along the iron chain. The exquisite lock of a section of the iron chain was untied by itself. He jumped out and landed at his feet with a clatter. He stepped on the mechanism under his feet, and the iron gate snapped shut. Asul's eyes had not yet adapted to the darkness, he stretched out his hand in all directions, and all he touched were iron bars one after another. This was an exquisite mechanism. Including, it is roughly a square iron cage, thick but not heavy, each iron bar is as thick as an ordinary person's wrist, but it has a flip-button lid that fits tightly, like when the people of the Eastern Land used to catch some kind of precious monkeys. machinery used. "Your father asked the blacksmith to build this cage, and it took a lot of thought. He called it 'Longlong Court', because it was used to lock a kind of person who couldn't be locked, the berserker of the Passul family You are like a wild dragon that no one can stop you on the battlefield." Long Li looked down, "but what about the dragon? There are two dragons trapped in this small cage, which is useless at all." He smiled.At this time, he suddenly realized that the danger was approaching. The rigorous training since the age of five made him instinctively lean back, and at the same time hold the short knife on his back with both hands.A small stone hit the bronze winch and turned into stone chips, leaving a gap as deep as a knuckle, and a piece of bronze was forcibly broken by the stone.If Longli hadn't dodged, that stone would be strong enough to penetrate Longli's skull. "Please forgive me for talking too much, respected King Qindahan." Long Li was neither frightened nor angry.An assassin has been educated since he was a child, telling him that he can only respect a powerful enemy. Fear and anger are useless to defeat him. Only those who are humble and respectful can master the power in the dark. No one answered him, and the sound of the impact was still echoing repeatedly in the crypt. "I sincerely admire your power, which can really change an era." Long Li sighed, "But another person also has it, and he is younger than you." He threw the two short knives in his hand into the crypt, and counted the time. It took a long time for them to jingle to the ground. This crypt is twenty feet deep and surrounded by hard rocks. Goler was here many years ago. , pushed his father from behind, this is a perfect trap, and the dragon will be trapped in it.The underground palace that was originally used by King Chindahan to enjoy his life was opened and could no longer be used. Longli and the others went deep into the crypt and found a skeleton-like old man whose skin was covered with moss. He tried to draw his knife to resist, but Xu Da Khan easily cut off his arm. Before he died, the old man did the last thing to protect his master, turning his back to them and holding a bronze handle. The key was swallowed.But they dug out the key later, but it was only half a key, and they needed another key to open the copper door of the underground palace, but they did not find another key, and Guo Leer didn't even have time to pass it on to him. Bi Mogan died, so he had to pry off the entire copper door weighing a thousand jin. Long Li nodded in satisfaction. "No one is allowed to approach here." He turned his head to look at the men covered in black cloth behind him. "If anyone attacks here, pour butter down and light it." "yes." "There are still two days until the fifteenth day, the moon will be full, and its power will spill over the entire earth at midnight that day, and the blood in your veins will boil." Long Li smiled hoarsely, "Fifth Prince, the last reminder One thing about you, Kuangxue, like Yuren's condensed wings, will fully wake up on the night of the full moon. And your grandfather can no longer control that power. If you don't want to die, the better way is to kill him with a knife, kill him King Chindahan, kill the legend of your Pasur family for seventy years." The sound of Longli's footsteps gradually faded away, and Asule silently looked at the old man in the corner of the iron cage, his grandfather.Ten years have passed, Asule has grown into an adult, but King Chindahan is still the same as ten years ago, there is no joy of reunion in the eyes looking directly at Asule, but as if he wants to fight someone And devouring beasts.Asule thought he was dead, but he didn't expect that they would meet again. Ten years ago, the bronze door closed behind him, and he felt that moment was the eternal farewell. "Grandpa..." His lips moved and he spit out these two words. Tears suddenly welled up in his eyes, as if someone who had been wandering in a foreign land for many years finally saw the smoke above his home village. It was so warm, but it made people suddenly vulnerable.King Chindahan's ferocious eyes did not deter him, he stepped forward suddenly, wanting to throw himself into the old man's arms and cry loudly.These are the only things that remain unchanged in the northern capital ten years later. Although he has grown up and has to shoulder responsibilities like a man, he can still be a child in front of this old man, and he can act recklessly. Pain to vent his sorrow. King Chindahan put his hand on his chest and pushed him out fiercely, "Stupid! You should be a hero! But what have you done in the northern capital? You still have the face Meet your ancestors here?" Asule fell to the ground, leaning against the iron bars with his back.The warmth that had just surged to his heart dissipated in the roar of King Chindahan, and he sat blankly, speechless for a long time. In the end, he leaned helplessly against the iron railing, "I...can't do anything...I killed a lot of people, I wanted to save them...but I'm useless!" "Then why didn't you die on the battlefield?" King Chindaham growled. "Are you going to cry? Like a woman?" Intense sadness hit his heart again, as if to tear Asule apart.He also felt that he should have died on the battlefield, and slept with the corpses of those cavalrymen flying barracks, so that he no longer had to dream about those bloody scenes, and no longer had to face the sad eyes of those herdsmen who had lost their relatives. Seeing the flesh and blood that can no longer be called my brother.Those people believed in him, but he failed, he failed to rush to the wolf lord's side. Now his ancestors questioned him harshly, and he had no reason to excuse himself. He leaned wearily against the iron railing, buried his head deeply in his hands, "I'm useless, I'm the one who killed them, they're all dead..." King Chindahan looked at him silently, then sat down on the other side of the cage and closed his eyes. Da Hesa ​​was pacing anxiously in the tent, and Balu lifted the curtain and walked in. "How is it? Is there any news about Asule?" The old man ran over and grabbed the clothes on Balu's shoulders. "There is... there is even bigger news, it was spent money, and a warrior from the Wochijin family told me." Balu's face was ugly, "They saw...King Chindahan in the golden tent!" Dahesa was stunned, the string in his head that had been slack for a long time was plucked violently, and the sound roared in his mind, for a moment he could only see Balu's mouth moving, but could not hear his voice.Dahesa knew about the rebellion in which the son imprisoned his father, and he was even one of the masterminds.In that crypt, he watched with his own eyes that Guo Leer pushed his father's back with his palm, and pushed him into the "Suolongting". era.In order to cover up this secret, they had to use bloody means to execute all those who knew it, because they knew that if the news that King Chindahan was still alive spread on the grassland, what kind of waves would be caused and more people would die . But now, the god of war 70 years ago has been released again, what are Xu Dahan and the others going to do?Dahesa didn't know, but he had a very ominous premonition. Nagor Hongga, that is a demon that has been sealed in history.That page of history about him should be stuck with glue! "Is he still...alive?" Dahesa stumbled back a few steps and sat on the bed. "Also," Balu took a deep breath, "They said that Xu Dahan has bronze blood, and they saw it with their own eyes..." "Bronze... blood?" Dahesa's voice trembled. He pressed his hands on the top of his bald head, the panic in his heart seemed to explode, but he felt like he wanted to smile bitterly.Bronze blood, which is regarded as precious as gold, the Pasur family often cannot wait for one person for several generations, but there are two people in this generation.And Xu Dahan, who can never be seen through, has hidden the secret of his bronze blood for thirty years. He must be looking forward to this day, right?He proudly announced his noble bloodline to the people of the entire northern capital, and appeared in the sun with an image of an emperor.Seventy years ago, the young King Chindahan burned his blood of bronze in a rage and killed people in front of tens of thousands of people, but the people dared not resist him, just crouched on the ground and waited for the butcher knife to fall on their heads. They didn't dare to look up, as if the man with the blood of bronze was the son of God, and if they looked up at him, they would be burnt to charcoal by his divine power. What is even more frightening is that if the news that King Chindahan is still alive is leaked, even Gol Pasur's rule will be usurped. hands of people.Is this the effect Xu Dahan wanted?Then he can rightfully ascend the throne of Maharaja, in the name of a hero.He could even negotiate peace with Shuobei. Meng Lehuo'er is his grandfather, so he might not be lenient to him.or…… Dahesa suddenly raised his head and looked at Balu, "Xuda Khan... is that traitor?" "Abba and Uncle both think that way. Before the war started, Xuda Khan was bought by Shuobei people," Balu said, "Uncle said that the Majesty cannot be a traitor, because the traitor is bound to win from the defeat of the Qingyang Department." If the city is broken now, Xuda Khan can get the most things, although the Qingyang tribe is no longer the largest tribe on the grassland, but this tribe belongs to Xuda Khan." "Did your father and uncle say what should we do? Are we sitting here waiting to die?" Balu shook his head, "My family's village is under strict surveillance, and neither father nor uncle can come in and out at will... There are not many men left in our Mosuer family." Dahesa nodded heavily, "By the way, is there any news about Asule? Where is Xu Dahan keeping him?" "No, I asked a lot of people, but no one knows. It is said that Xu Dahan sent a secret person to settle it." "Asule should not be in danger for a short time. He has the blood of bronze, and no one will easily kill a berserker who meets once in decades." Da Hesa ​​said, "Especially his blood can also be used as a It is a bargaining chip for negotiating with Shuobei. Having three berserkers at the same time should have been the era when the Pasur family ruled the grasslands. Wherever they went, they should be like three gods walking side by side on the clouds, and everyone would kneel and prostrate." "Yes, then I'll go back and tell my father and uncle that they are also waiting for news." Balu said goodbye to Dahesa and walked out of the tent. It was a cold moonlight outside, and Baza was waiting for him on his horse.Baza bent down and leaned closer to Balu's ear, "Brother, how can you say that there is no news from the master? Isn't the master locked up..." Baloo waved his hand and interrupted him, "Let's talk about it later." The two of them were twenty feet away from the tent before Balu said in a low voice, "Don't tell your father and uncle about the matter of the master." "Why? I don't care about the master?" Baza's eyes widened. "At this moment, people from Wochijin and Tokele's family are blocking everywhere. They won't promise us to save the master. If they say so, maybe the two of us will be caught." Baru said , "But our identities are different. We are the companions of the master. Can we say that the master is dead and we are waiting for news in the tent?" "You said that Xu Dahan wanted to... kill the master?" "I heard that King Chindahan is completely different when he is ill and when he is not ill. When he is ill, all living things near him will be killed. He likes to kill people, and he likes to smell blood. .” Balu shuddered slightly, thinking that maybe many years later, his master would become like that, as if possessed by a demon. "Xudahan..." Bazaar understood, "Dahesa also said that the master will be fine for a while, so if you keep the master locked up like this, you will die at any time!" "I can understand what Xu Dahan is thinking. We all know that the majesty died unjustly and was framed. The master will never listen to him. Keeping the master like this is to keep a man like him. He is a man with bronze blood, but Xu Dahan wants to be a maharajah, how can he allow another person in the northern capital city to be exactly like him? He must want to kill his master and King Qindahan. He is the most outstanding descendant of the Pasur family, the Maharaja can only be him." "What does brother mean?" "I don't care what Xu Dahan thinks, how did we save the master in Nanhuai City, how do we save the master now." Balu said, "How can a person be too old to be cowardly?" Baza nodded, "Anyway, I follow my elder brother. My elder brother said to save the master, so I went to save the master; my elder brother said to kill Xu Dahan, so I went to kill Xu Dahan; my elder brother is the master's companion, and I am my elder brother's companion." .” In the golden tent, Xu Dahan sat high on the golden throne, watching the ragged man below curled up on the ground like a puddle of mud.He trembled and rolled his eyes, only to see the whites of his eyes, the corners of his mouth were drooling, and his unkempt hair seemed to have not been washed in ten years. "Are you really crazy? It's not an act." Xu Dahan smiled faintly. Guimu went up and picked up the crazy man, letting his body hang in the air, and the two unsupported legs below were shaking, like two firewood hanging by a rope.The man yelled in horror, but he didn't dare to resist, his hands curled up on his chest like chicken feet. "His leg is broken? What's going on?" Xu Dahan raised his eyebrows. "The warrior guarding him didn't watch him, and he ran out at night, and found him in a snow den at dawn. Both kneecaps were broken, and his legs were frozen to death, and he couldn't be healed anymore." Gui Mu threw the man on the ground, "This is pretending to be crazy?" "Tieyou Pasur, my brother, what else can you do besides being brave enough with a woman?" Xu Dahan looked down at the man with compassion in his tone, and sighed faintly. "I was so scared after watching the bag punishment, and I feel disgusted when I say it." Guimu frowned. "Take him down, feed him well, give him whatever he wants to eat, and find him a woman if he wants to." Xu Dahan waved his hand, "Don't let me see him again, I'll be annoyed. " A samurai came into the tent and carried Tieyou out. They could still hear Tieyou calling indistinctly after they had walked a long way, like sleep talk, like joy, and like sadness, listening to it in this silent night It's really annoying. Xu Dahan pointed to his forehead and thought for a long time, "Is there only these people in the northern capital? You said that the Nine Kings are bedridden and will die at any time. I don't worry about him. His tiger and leopard riders are not much left. , he is a person who cherishes himself, and there is no need to fight us desperately for Mogan's death. When Lord Wolf enters the city, I believe he will bow his head and cooperate with us; Their family will not openly oppose us now. Mu Haiyang is also a person who cherishes himself...how about that Banzalie?" "He's in a bit of trouble. I think that person is loyal to Bimogan, and he knows the truth about Bimogan's leaving the city. Why don't he end up?" Guimu said coldly. "Let him go, there are not many people who are loyal now, it is rare. He is a useless person with a broken arm and a leg." Xu Dahan said lightly, "Pay attention to the Nine Kings, the Mosuer family and Muhaiyang’s stockade, for the rest, we only need to worry about the two old things of Wochijin and Tokele’s family.” "Yes!" Guimu said, "But there is still one person who doesn't know how to deal with it, that woman from the Kusar family, what should I do?" "A woman from the Kusar family?" Xu Dahan was stunned for a moment, and then realized, "A woman from Bimogan? She is a mute, and the family has been razed. Do we need to worry about her?" "No, because she insisted on coming to see you, I took her out of the golden tent, and she is still waiting there." "Really?" Xu Dahan was silent for a moment, "Bimogan's woman insists on seeing me? Do you want me to kill her, or do you want to kill me?" He laughed silently, "Bring him in Come on, Guimu, you go out first, I will explain to you, come and tell me when you are done." "I know! My brother paid the job, there is absolutely no problem!" While Guimu was leaving the tent, the samurai pushed the woman in white in, and then kowtowed and left the tent. Xu Dahan rested his forehead on his hands, and sat on a high place, as if he had fallen asleep. Only he and Suma were left in the golden tent. Suma stood silently, with her head bowed, neither approaching nor making a sound. After a long time, Xuda Khan raised his head and looked at Suma, "I respect your father, Beruha Kusar, but everyone who enters this tent must bow down to the person sitting in my position, why? Don’t you? Bimogan never wants you to bow down to him, does he?” Suma raised her head and looked into Xu Dahan's eyes.Xu Dahan's heart skipped a beat. He had seen Suma in the execution ground, but he didn't expect that this woman would have such a stunning beauty and heart-wrenching fragility when she was dressed up.She is not young anymore, but she still has a childish face, which reminds Xu Dahan that many years ago, he watched the army of the Nine Kings conquering the Zhenyan tribe triumphantly in front of the gate of the northern capital. He saw the girl's face for the first time At that time, there was also such a childish face, such a pair of sea-like eyes, so sad, but full of hatred. "You've grown up to be astonishing, Suma Kusar, no wonder Bimogan would go crazy for you." He paused, patting the throne under himself, "Someone said that when this chair was built, , using five hundred and seventy catties of gold, even the strongest warrior on the grassland cannot move it, this weight symbolizes the stability of power. Even if this golden tent is blown by wind and burned by fire, this chair will not move Every hero who invaded Beidu can only pitch a tent around this chair, and then sit on it, King's Landing Grassland. The one sitting here is no longer your husband. What you want, you should use your knees Come to me and beg me." Suma took a step forward slowly. "No, don't come near, I don't want you to hide a knife in your sleeve or something," Xu Dahan said flatly, "I know how much you hate me, I will trample your husband to death with a horse, and make you miscarry ...I don't want to kill you, a beautiful woman, others will say that I am violent." Suma shook her head slightly. "The women of the Kusar family, just like your father, never bow their heads to anyone, do you mean that?" Xuda Khan smiled, "What do you want from me?" He waved his hand abruptly, "Wait, let me guess...Maybe it's to tell me to bury your husband well...Maybe it's to tell me not to kill any more people. I heard from the ladies in the Golden Tent Palace that you are a Benevolent master...maybe, you want to marry another man?" He chuckled, and suddenly looked into Suma's eyes, "No, neither, what you are worried about is that I will destroy the man you love It’s gone, isn’t it? I’m holding Asule Pasur in my hand, as long as I apply a little force..." He stretched out his hand, making a virtual claw in the air, and then slowly tightened it, the knuckles on his hand protruding, "He will turn into powder, just like your husband." "Show me the letter in your hand," he pointed to Suma's hand, "I think it says the terms of your deal with me? Let me hear about a woman who lost all her relatives, can How can I save her beloved man?" Suma held a roll of parchment in her hand. She bent down, picked up a silver wine glass that had been discarded after the dinner that day, stuffed the parchment inside, and threw it towards Xu Dahan. The silver cup fell to the ground not too far away, and rolled to the throne of Xu Dahan.Xu Dahan smiled, got up and stepped down from the throne, bent down to pick up the silver cup, "Do you know? You are the most paid person here, and the owner of the northern capital will bend down for you. There are three possibilities The man who became the master of Beidu City bent over for you, how can you, a woman who looks like a child, have such magical power?" He unfolded the letter in the silver cup and read it quickly. After a long silence, he slowly rolled the parchment into a ball and held it in his palm, showing a joyful smile. "Sure enough, it's a tempting condition. If you make trouble at this time, maybe you can become the master of a faction in the northern capital, right? I still want you to sit high. But you use it to exchange Asu Le's life." Xu Dahan said quietly, "Woman, do you know that you are cruel. You have destroyed a man named Bimogan Pasur. You surrounded him with your body and emotions, making him become A donkey, let him fight against Shuobei for you, and use his last nine hundred people to secretly send you out of the city." He was silent, listening to the jingle of the bells in the woman's ears.There was no wind in the golden tent, he thought the woman was trembling, waiting for his answer, she was speechless and her face was calm, but she was still betrayed by the pair of lovely bells. People are like this, no matter how open-minded people are, there will always be some things that some people can't let go of, so there will always be times of panic and trembling. He smiled comfortably, "My wife is dead, and now I am the master of Beiducheng. I need a woman to help me take care of my other women. My first wife was not born well enough, but you are different , you are the daughter of the 'Lion King', very honorable, and my brother's woman. After he died, I will marry you, which is justified. I don't mind you being a virgin woman, anyway, your child also miscarried, you You can regenerate several good children for me, and it is best for some of them to inherit my blood and your father's courage. In this way, I will release Asule." Suma's face suddenly turned pale, and finally turned sickly bright red.She coughed violently, and because of the trembling, the hem of her skirt rustled on the carpet. Facing Xu Dahan's wolf-like eyes, she was as fragile as if she would fall at any time. "Compared to the conditions you gave me before, your body is just a small addition. You know that when Donglu people trade, they will add a small addition to the transaction price. Sometimes it is a piece of jade. Sometimes it’s an amber cigarette holder, but it’s a small toy to hold in the palm of your hand.” Xu Dahan said softly, “Do you still need to think about it? This is good for you, me and Asule, and you can still marry like this给阿苏勒么？他那么爱他的哥哥比莫干，怎么会和比莫干的女人睡在一张床上？你那么在乎自己的贞节么？你已经为阿苏勒牺牲了一次，为什么不能再牺牲一次呢？” 他呵呵地笑了起来，越笑越大声，最后笑得几乎疯癫，几乎喘不过气来，“你知道么？我忽然在想到底谁是你的第一个男人，是阿苏勒还是比莫干？也许早在你们两个还都是孩子的时候他就占有了你？哈哈哈哈。” 他忽地不笑了，脸上恢复了冷漠和狼一般的凶狠，他指着苏玛，低声咆哮，“滚！滚出这个帐篷！离我远一点！我不是比莫干·帕苏尔，不想要你的肉体和感情，虽然你真的很美……” 他扶着宝座的扶手站了起来，对着看不见的天空缓缓地长开了双臂，仿佛要拥抱它。 “毋庸畏惧，你不会失去你的爱情和贞节，因为我不需要它们。阿苏勒和比莫干都不懂的事情，我懂。我懂得当一个人坐上这张椅子，他就再不能有凡俗的感情和欲望，坐上这个位置的人，草原上的人叫他大君，东陆人叫他皇帝，他的意志就像天空和原野那样浩瀚无边。而东陆人说，天地不仁！皇帝只能有皇帝的感情，皇帝的欲望只能是土地和权力。他会很孤独，失去所有朋友，这是他坐在这个位置上对盘鞑天神奉献的牺牲。”他清晰而冷淡地说，“我也不接受你的条件，我将扞卫北都城，我能够做到。” 武士们进来押走了苏玛，他们离去前偷偷看了一眼矗立在宝座前仰望的旭达汗，仿佛一尊雕像，那么孤独。 贵木跟着进帐，走到旭达汗身边，“哥哥，怎么了？那女人跟你开条件？她有什么条件能让哥哥你动心？哥哥你又不缺女人，你也不喜欢女人。” “很诱人的条件。当时九王灭真颜部，男子长过马鞭者处死，所以八九岁大的男孩都处死了，剩下年幼的男孩四万余人，全部沦为奴隶。大部分都在各家的寨子里干苦力活。但是九王大概也没想到真颜部的女人很记仇，她们暗中教那些孩子，是我们青阳人灭了真颜部，等到他们长大成人一定要复仇。这些男孩中有个领头的，名叫拉木独，就是当时真颜部将军拉木独的小儿子，纠集了四千多个真颜血统的奴隶，他们秘密地联系那个女人，她是如今唯一一个有狮子王血脉的人，他们想要光复真颜部，劝比莫干恢复真颜部的领地。那女人的条件，就是把这四千人交给我们守卫北都城，要我放了阿苏勒。” 贵木感觉到一股寒意，“我听猎人说，如果在山里猎熊，杀了大熊，小熊也不能放过。就算还在吃奶的小熊也能记得是哪个猎人杀了它全家，记得他的味道，十几年都不会忘。长成了大熊，只要猎人还在那个山头打猎，那熊一定会报复。真颜部那些奴隶，真是熊崽子啊。不过，这条件可不错，我们现在手里缺的就是兵，兵都在三个大贵族手里捏着，我们若有四千人可就方便多了，哥哥为什么拒绝？阿苏勒那个懦夫，他命又值什么？哥哥刚才说得就很对，你要了那个女人的身子，天长日久的，她凭什么还记得阿苏勒，不一心为哥哥你生孩子？阿苏勒哪里必得过哥哥？” “你要是仔细看过那个女人的眼睛，就不会那么想了。”旭达汗轻声说，“我不想接受她的条件，因为我不甘心。” “不甘心？”贵木一愣。 旭达汗瞥了他一眼，转身为弟弟正了正衣领，拍去甲胄上的尘土，“我们要守住北都城，和狼主谈条件，但不对他卑躬屈膝，是不是？” “是！”贵木用力点头。 “阿苏勒和比莫干都做不成，但是我们能做成，是不是？” "yes!" “贵木，你跟着我隐忍了几乎三十年，我们吃过的苦，我们自己知道，只为了这一日，在草原上光大我们俩兄弟的名字，是不是？” "yes!" “可是那个女人，还有巴赫巴夯、大合萨、木黎，甚至比莫干，他们相信过我们么？他们觉得阿苏勒才是个可怜的孩子，是我们夺走了本来属于他的东西，他做的一切都是对的，就算他战败了，他也不过是个尽了力的孩子。”旭达汗猛地一脚踢在宝座的扶手上，“有那么多人会为了阿苏勒不惜代价，可是谁管过我们两个？我血管里流着和阿苏勒一样的血！”他嘶声怒吼，“如今只有我能救他们，在他们眼里我却是个畜生都不如的东西！” 贵木呆呆地看着哥哥，他隐隐约约能理解哥哥的愤怒，自己的眼眶也不由得红了。 旭达汗深深地吸了口气，把身子埋进宽大的宝座里，“我不想接受那些人的条件，我可以这么一直孤独下去，但我终究会成就我想做的事！” 黑暗里，阿苏勒无声地站了起来，月光正盛，有微光从头顶上方唯一的缺口里渗进来。借着那光可以看清钦达翰王沉睡在铁笼另一侧的角落里，他不知道多少时间过去了，他的爷爷几乎从不跟他说话，地穴里长久地沉默着。 铁笼正中央插着龙篱留下的两柄短刀，月光在两道清冷的刃口上浮动，散发着幽幽的寒气。他们中没人动过那两柄刀，谁都知道龙篱留下那两柄刀的用意。这个杀手满怀期待地等着他们拔刀对决，等着看谁会倒下，在天罗山堂受过的教育和对狂血的了解让他相信，在两个人中必须有一个去死的时候，每个人都会本能地保护自己。他对于死亡有着强烈的兴趣。 阿苏勒脚步无声，缓慢地走到两柄刀的旁边，目光始终落在钦达翰王的眼睛上。钦达翰王看起来真的睡熟了，不像假寐的人，眼珠会在眼皮下缓缓地转动。犹豫了很久，阿苏勒矮身拔起了一柄短刀。 他摸索着铁栏，找到粘连处的地方，用刀在那里用力割了下去。他懂一点冶铁，为了打造这种笼子，铁匠势必要把铁栏的一端烧红了，然后再跟另一根铁栏粘连。那会导致退火，是笼子的弱点。 "it's useless." 阿苏勒惊得转身，看见钦达翰王一双白多黑少的眸子冷冷地注视着他，不知何时，钦达翰王醒来了，或者根本没有睡着。 他们是祖孙，又是关在笼子里的两只野兽，理应互相防范。 “'锁龙廷'用的是东陆买来的冷锻鱼鳞钢，最好的冷锻鱼鳞钢，不管怎么煅烧都不会退火。能够切开它的只有魂印兵器。”钦达翰王说。 阿苏勒想到他那柄影月，可惜影月不在他的身边。 “爷爷，是我吵醒了你么？”他低声说。 “不，我没有睡着，我以为你拔刀想要试试我的颈骨，对你多了些期待，但是你居然去试铁笼子。”钦达翰王轻蔑地说，“这是'锁龙廷'，你那个聪明的阿爸造出的东西，连龙都能困住。” “我只是不能这么等着。”阿苏勒说着，踮起脚尖想去试试能否撬开被机括封闭的顶部。但是薄刃的刀甚至插不进顶部和侧部铁栏的缝隙，那机括的控簧力量惊人，简直可以比得上陈国炬石车所用的。 “三十多年前我就试过，不可能。”钦达翰王冷笑，“比起来我的颈骨更适合动手。” “爷爷，我不会拔出刀对着你，十年前不会，现在也不会。”阿苏勒轻声说，“我是你的孙子阿苏勒，不是魔鬼。” “那看起来我是魔鬼了？”钦达翰王说，“愚蠢的懦弱！当两个人中只能活下一个人，一个是十八岁的孙子，一个是快要死掉的爷爷，你难道不明白谁更应该死？” 阿苏勒摇摇头，“不会的，不会两个人中只能活一个人的，我们会出去的。” “说着这么愚蠢的话，但是比小时候还是多了些胆气。”钦达翰无声地笑，“可是有些时候就是这样，一个爷爷一个孙子，只有一个人能活下去，那你怎么办？” 阿苏勒还是摇头，“为什么呢？为什么要想那么残酷的事情？不该这样的，都该好好地活下去啊。” 钦达翰王沉默了一会儿，抬头看着地穴顶部的一点微光，“连这世界的神都是魔鬼，这世界怎么会不残酷？你不该回来的，草原不适合你，你应该一辈子呆在东陆那个属于懦夫的地方。” “风炎皇帝呢？他也是懦夫么？” “你在东陆听说了风炎皇帝的事？”钦达翰王斜眼一瞥阿苏勒，“他也是懦夫，如果他不是太在意那些忠于他的将领，也许他已经攻下了北都城。”他喃喃地说，“这些年有时候我会不断地想那个那人为什么要打到北陆来，也许只是要证明他自己，那个愚蠢的男人……来，坐到这里来，跟我说说东陆人怎么说风炎皇帝，你如今是我们青阳部最懂东陆的人了。”他拍了拍自己身边的地面。 阿苏勒走到他身边坐下，也望着头顶的微光，想了很久，“东陆人很尊崇他，说他是仅次于蔷薇皇帝的白氏最伟大的皇帝，如果他还能再活二十年，一定可以把大胤的疆界推到整个九州。街巷里很多人说他的故事，那些人被叫做说书人，有点像我们吟唱《逊王传》，把风炎皇帝的事情编成英雄演义来讲，说得很好玩，没那么严肃。他们说风炎皇帝和苏瑾深、李凌心、姬扬、叶正勋四位将军就像兄弟一样，被称作铁驷车，驰骋天下，任谁也挡不住，任谁也不能拆开他们，最后姬扬被问罪诛杀了，风炎皇帝活活给气死了。” 钦达翰王的眼睛里难得地透出了兴致，“铁驷车固然可怕，最难缠的那个对手还是公山虚，他一个可以顶铁驷车四个人！”他想了想，“也许还加上一支三万人的军队！” 阿苏勒想起了什么，“对了，我在东陆认识了一个朋友，他叫姬野，是姬扬将军的曾孙。” “他用枪么？” 阿苏勒点头，“他的枪用得很好，叫做猛虎啸牙，是一柄魂印兵器！” 钦达翰王也点头，“姬扬是个令人放心不下的对手，他所带的骑兵队可以和我们草原人的骑兵队相比，而且很快，快得就像风一样……你笑什么？” 阿苏勒这才意识到自己脸上不由自主地露出了笑容。也许是想到了姬野的缘故，也许是终于找到了跟爷爷的话题，他心里徘徊的沉郁之气忽然散了很多。 “我只是……觉得我又能跟爷爷说说话了，我心里……闷得慌。”他说。 “废物，总是因为别人而活，别人不跟你说话，你就连笑也笑不出来。”钦达翰王淡淡地说，“既然喜欢说话，就再跟我讲讲东陆的事，以前你的奶奶也经常给我说，她说天启城里皇帝的宫殿是用木料和石头建造的，其中有一个叫做太清阁的房子，有一百个夸父那么高。她还说起过天启城里的集市、吃的东西、节日，还有那片名叫上清池的大湖，她说每到春天的时候，东陆那里的贵族女孩就穿着又轻又薄五颜六色的裙子，一起在那个大湖上划鸢船，青山绿水的，湖两边都是围观的人。” “我没去过天启城，有一次我跟着东陆的老师出去打仗，已经打下了殇阳关，很接近天启城了。天启城里的皇帝等着老师他们进京去觐见，可是老师不愿去，带着我们又回了南淮。” “你老师真是个奇怪的人，他不去，也应该让你们去看看热闹。” “我和姬野后来也很后悔，觉得要是跟老师告个假，就能混在大军里去天启城里玩玩了。”阿苏勒说，“不过南淮城也跟天启城一样繁华，那里有个叫做凤凰池的大湖，据说比上清池还要大。春天的时候，城里贵族的女孩们也都穿着新裁的裙子去泛舟。然后她们就会在林子里野餐，把外面的裙子解下来，每一件张开都有两件马步裙那么大，有晏紫的、水红的、杏黄的、月白的，能想到的颜色都有，在周围树上系上绳子，围成锦帐，她们就在里面喝酒和玩，外面的人看不见。” “你也去看么？” “去……我和姬野每年都去。”阿苏勒说。其实最喜欢去看的是羽然，拉着他们两个飞跑着穿过林子，到凤凰池边视线最好的地方，骑在他们俩某一个人的脖子上，往水上或者那些锦帐里张望。可他还没有想到如何跟爷爷讲羽然的事。 “在东陆有相好的女人了么？” 阿苏勒愣了一下。爷爷的想法是很简单的，若是有了喜欢的女孩，就该去猎了狐狸来，把洗剥好的狐狸皮子挂在她家的帐篷外，告诉她自己喜欢她；就该和喜欢她的其他男孩打架，告诉周围的人这女人已经是自己的领地了；就该带着她骑马到看不到人的地方，把她的裙子解下来。如果他告诉爷爷他喜欢羽然却连告诉她的勇气都没有，爷爷一定觉得他很没用吧？ “没有。”他低下头。按照钦达翰王所谓的“相好”，他在东陆确实是没有的。 “没用！”钦达翰王给出了同样的结论。 两个人沉默了片刻，钦达翰王说，“若是有了相好的女人就得告诉我，我是你爷爷。” “嗯。”阿苏勒点点头。 “我一直在想，你奶奶其实很想回东陆去看看，”钦达翰王忽然说，“可是她没有告诉我，怕我生气。” “你们可以一起去看看啊，这样她就不用离开你，也能看到东陆了。” 钦达翰王没有回答，铁笼里沉寂下去。 “滚开，”钦达翰王说，“离我远一点，不要往这里看。” 阿苏勒吃了一惊，扭头看着爷爷。借着微弱的星光，他看见钦达翰王的面孔扭曲了，虬结的肌肉一条条突出，瞳子因为淤血而赤红，像是要搏人而噬的野兽似的。他心里一寒，这样的情景在十年前他见过，在地宫里的时候，钦达翰王每每出现这种无法控制的情况，就用铁链把自己锁死。 阿苏勒警觉地后退了一步，他现在没有铁链，只有两柄利刃。 “滚开！”钦达翰王低吼了一声，艰难地堕入了漆黑的角落里。 阿苏勒不敢违抗他，背贴着铁栏坐在另一侧的角落里。对面他看不见的黑暗里传来了可怕的声音，仿佛一头垂死的龙在咆哮，尖利的牙齿在咬噬铁栏，又有些声音如同绝望的哭嚎，铁笼震动起来，那个角落里传来的巨大力量让“锁龙廷”都似乎要崩溃。他不敢看，只能捂着脸，他知道一个狂战士要克制自己对血的渴望是何等艰难，他有过那种坠入黑甜噩梦的经历，那时对新鲜血液的渴望好比鱼对水的依赖一样。 钦达翰王在克制那股冲动，在过去的三十多年里他一直在克制着那种冲动，换作其他人，早该死了。 不知道过了多久，那边的声音平息下来，铁笼的震动也消失了，只剩下一个粗重的喘息声。 “现在可以靠近了。”钦达翰王虚弱的声音传来，“过来。” 阿苏勒战战兢兢地走近，看见他的爷爷垂死般躺在地下，枯瘦的胸膛像是风箱般拉开又合拢，十指的指甲都碎裂了，鲜血淋漓，刚才应该就是他的指甲在铁栏上留下来可怕的刮擦声。 “等你老了也会这样，如果你能活到老的时候。”钦达翰王看着阿苏勒的眼睛。 阿苏勒伸出手，轻轻摸着他的额头，那粗糙如岩石的皮肤上尽是冷汗。这个老人像是一条被挤干了水的手巾。 “快到月圆的时候……必须从这里离开，”钦达翰王说，“明天是不错的时机。” “明天？”阿苏勒吃了一惊，“爷爷你有办法从这里离开么？” “有人会救你么？” “有，我的伴当巴鲁和巴扎一定全力在找我。” “是两个年轻人吧？”钦达翰王摇摇头，“他们没用，旭达汗很聪明，他会把关押我们的消息封锁，而且你没有听说么？只要有人攻入这里，他们就会把牛油浇下来，点火烧死我们。你爷爷会告诉你如何离开。”他轻蔑而骄傲地笑，“旭达汗那个家伙，太年轻了，这种牢笼对我只能使用一次，否则郭勒尔也不会花那么大的心思营造那个地宫。” “怎么离开？”阿苏勒振奋起来。 “到时候告诉你，”钦达翰王说，“现在接着跟我说说东陆的事……你奶奶告诉我说东陆人娶亲要用一只大雁作为礼物，是么？”